Medical Assisting, Billing and Coding
Medical Assistants are multi-skilled practitioners who perform in a wide range of roles in physicians’ offices and other health care settings.
Students interested in medical assisting may pursue four different career tracks:
Medical Assisting
- All front office and administrative duties.
- Take vital signs.
- Administer injections, venipunctures.
- Perform diagnostic tests like EKGs.
Medical Receptionist
- All front office and administrative duties.
- Manage reception area, set appointments.
- Manage financial records and patient charts.
Medical Billing and Coding
- Assign codes to procedures and diagnoses for optimum reimbursement.
- Apply billing and coding principles to optimize reimbursement.
- Research and explain insurance coverage to patients and their families; manage patient accounts for billing.
- Handle all components of claims processing; prepare claims for submission to insurance companies.
DEGREES
Associate in Applied Science—Transfer
Certificate of Specialization
Certificate of Completion
Accreditation
The Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).
CAREER OPTIONS
- Billing and Insurance Clerk
- Certified Coder
- Laboratory Assistant
- Medical Assistant
- Medical Receptionist
- Medical Record Technician
- Medical Secretary
MEDIAN WAGE IN WASHINGTON STATE
$13.77 - $17.07
ADVISORS:
Connie Lieseke
Phone: 360.475.7741
Email: clieseke@olympic.edu
Barbara Parker
Phone: 360.475.7679
Email: bparker@olympic.edu
MEDA Office
Phone: 360.475.7723
Source: 2011 Olympic College Workforce Development "Red Book"